| Displacement |
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2,250 tons (depending on ballast) |
| Length |
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| 204 feet billet head to taffrail (perpendiculars) |
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| 175 feet at the waterline |
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| 150 feet at the keel |
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| Draft |
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19 feet, 2 inches (forward); 22 feet, 9 inches (aft) |
Mast heights
(keel to truck) |
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| Foremast: 198 feet |
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| Mainmast: 220 feet |
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| Mizzenmast: 172 feet, 6 inches |
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| Sail area |
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| 42, 710 square feet (original area with 36 sails) |
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| 12,225 square feet (sail 1997 configuration with 6 sails) |
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| Speed |
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13+ knots (under full sail) ~ 17 mph |
| Crew |
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~ 500 (including officers, midshipmen, seamen, marines, and boys) |
Martin, Tyrone G. Creating a Legend. Chapel Hill, N.C.:
Tyron Publishing Co., 1997.
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_____. A Most Fortunate Ship. Annapolis, Maryland:
The Naval Institute Press, 1997. |
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